Chapter 708: The Wind Rises

The Free Salvation Army came to Passus to make trouble, in fact, with some revenge. Especially when Jenn learned from Tilise that it was Oldman's order, he wasn't surprised at all.

Oldman is a very strong, charismatic person.

The reason why Jenn praised him as the number one banner of the Free Salvation Army was because of this. If you put it in the modern political arena, then Oldman is the kind of person who has a strong personal charisma, even if he does nothing, he will be more noticeable in the same shot than others. This is one of the reasons why during the days when the Free Salvation Army became famous, almost everyone focused on Oldman and ignored James. It's because Oldman's presence is so strong that others can't take their eyes off him at all. That's Oldman's strength, but Jenn is well aware of it, and his shortcomings are obvious.

That is, Oldman's desire for self-expression and control is too strong.

In fact, it is easy to deduce that if a person's desire for self-expression is not strong, then even if he has outstanding charm, he will try to hide it as much as possible, instead of showing it everywhere like the sun. And the reason why he wants to express himself so strongly is naturally to let others agree with his views and ideas, as well as his values. On the other hand, Oldman will naturally not have a good impression of those who deny him, and will do everything to defeat the other party to prove their mistakes.

Jenn had overturned the legitimacy of the existence of the Free Salvation Army at the meeting, which naturally made Oldman extremely angry, and now he would find a way to trouble Passus, apparently in retaliation for Jenn's previous actions. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the Free Salvation Army would come to Passus, which is an independent country, not within the Skal Federation. If the people of the Free Salvation Army had a little more sense, they would not have caused this extra trouble for themselves.

But it's normal for Oldman to do that.

If Jenn were to judge. Then he can say that Oldman is a very principled person, very emotional, principled is a good thing in many cases, and the same is true for feelings. But this is dangerous for a political leader. Stressing principles means not knowing how to be flexible, and valuing feelings means being easily impulsive, and such a person wants to rule a force. It's a lot more troublesome.

Having James and Nadia by his side before, he could also stop Oldman. But now that James is "dead" and Nadia has returned to the Templar Order, it is not surprising that the powerful Oldman will be extremely powerful. It was precisely because of this that Jenn was not surprised that he had sent someone to provoke Passus. Perhaps in the eyes of those nobles, this is simply incredible. But with the support of the Templar Order, it would not be surprising that Oldman really planned to take advantage of this opportunity to get into trouble with him.

According to Enoa's report, in recent times, there have been a lot of outsiders in the city of Passus, who have attracted many people by promoting and giving speeches in various street corners and squares. And it looks like it won't be a few days. I'm afraid they're about to hold a massive demonstration.

But for Jenn, it was stress-free.

"Let's just wait and see a good show."

This is Jenn after reading Enoa's report. The only answer made.

Old John has been irritable lately.

As one of the earliest inhabitants of Passus, John Sr. has already become one of the inhabitants of the new city of Passus. And he was given a shop in a very good location in front of the square as compensation for the relocation. Old John was very pleased with this, knowing that the former Passus was a poor country, and few people came. His tavern was no longer frequented except for the peasants, who would spend a few copper plates a day on some spirits.

But. Everything has changed since the new lord took office. Passus is no longer what it used to be, and his dilapidated, leaky tavern has been transformed into a warm and cozy two-story building. And now in his tavern are no longer the drunken farmers who only know how to drink. It's the well-dressed merchants and the swaggering travelers. In the past few months, I have made more money than in the previous decades combined. Old John was very satisfied with all this, and now he only hoped that he could live a good life and not make any more trouble.

But unfortunately, the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes.

"We must unite and work for a brighter tomorrow!! My friends, don't forget ............"

It's as annoying as a fly!

Hearing the intermittent shouts and echoes coming from the window, Old John patted the pipe in his hand in annoyance. Ever since the group of outsiders came to Passus, they've messed up the damn everything. Old John could feel that the atmosphere was becoming more and more precarious, and the fellows were claiming that the lord of Passus was a tough, murderous dictator. He only waged war after war to satisfy his own desires. And now, these wars have terrified the people of Passus, and these guys are calling for people to stand up and resist the brutal and tyrannical actions of the Lord of Passus. What made Old John even more unhappy was that many young people were instigated by their words, and they had a lot of trouble outside these days.

In addition, Old John also had a vague sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere at the moment, and after each speech, his tavern would welcome many of the little ones who were outside listening to the speeches of the outsiders, and each of them had red eyes and looked like an aggressive bulldog. There were even a few times when these guys dared to provoke the lord's guard with the guts of drinking!

In Old John's opinion, this group of people is simply impatient!!

But if you think about it, it's no wonder that although their lord is notorious, within the Palsus Lord, Jenn rarely shows up. Even for someone like John Sr., who had lived here before Jenn took over Passus, his impression of the lord was only at a very vague stage. But even so, in the eyes of Old John and the others, this lord is already a completely good person. After all, they were just ordinary poor civilians, and they used to rely on the sky for food. And since the lord came to Passus, they have gradually escaped their original poverty. Not only did he have his own estate and a large field, but he also made more money than before. Plus Passus is far from the war. So even when the surrounding countries are at war, Passus is still extremely calm here. In the eyes of John Sr. and others, this is already like heaven.

But......... Looking at the red-faced young people who were being instigated outside, he felt that this peaceful day had been broken.

John Sr. had discussed this situation privately with other friends several times, but there was no good way to deal with it. It's just that everyone has invariably disciplined their children. Don't let them go out and join in the fun. Most of the people who were making a fuss outside came to Passus after that, and they didn't know how terrible that lord was!

Especially at this time, it stands to reason that the situation on the street is not right, and more patrols should be increased. But Old John was sensitive to the fact that the patrols were taking longer and longer intervals, and they used to come to the tavern for a walk in half an hour, and they were relieved to look at it. Now, these patrolmen generally leave before the speech begins. Until after the speeches are over. They just ran around leisurely and left. It was clearly an indulgence to those fellows, and it made old John feel dangerous, his lord was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but so far the little bunnies did not understand how terrible their enemies were...... By the way, here's it.........

Thinking of this, Old John suddenly struck. Then he stood up and glanced towards the empty tavern hall. Then he shouted.

"Bagh, Bag!! Where's that little bunny?!! ”

"Boss, what's wrong?"

"Where's that little bunny?"

"Probably listening to those people talking nonsense outside.........

"Nonsense!!"

Hearing this, Old John immediately slapped the counter fiercely.

"Bring him back to me at once!!"

"Yes......... It's ............"

Hearing the boss's order, the waiter immediately left the tavern, and it didn't take long. A series of commotion was heard, and then a young man was seen returning to the hall under the "escort" of the two guards of the tavern, and at this moment the young man was flushed, and he twisted his body desperately, trying to break free from the two guards. But unfortunately it doesn't have much use. It wasn't until they entered the hall that the two guards let go of the young man, and it was only then that the young man turned abruptly and raised his head to stare at Old John.

"Grandpa, why do you want someone to bring me back!!"

"I'm going to ask you, little bunny, why don't you leave me in the store and hang out with all that mess around?"

"What a mess of people!"

In the face of Old John's words, the young man's immature face clearly showed a disdainful expression.

"They are the messengers of freedom! They are here to liberate us!! ”

"Nonsense!! What messengers of freedom, I think they are a bunch of thugs! They are trying to incite you to revolt and rebel against your lords, are you so stupid that you can't even see this? ”

"Shouldn't he be resisted?"

Hearing this, the young man couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"Grandpa, Passus is the land of all of us, not his! Why should we fight for his momentary likes and dislikes? To send to death? We are going to fight for our freedom, not for some high nobleman! Don't you know what other places say about us? He even openly attacked the Holy State of Seth, against that great, peace-loving and justice-loving country!! He's a tyrant at all!! An evil man!! We can no longer allow him to put the people of the entire realm in danger for his own likes and dislikes. He doesn't have the qualifications, let alone the power!! Passus is the Passus of all of us!! It's up to us to decide its future!! ”

"You......... You......... You idiot!! ”

Hearing the young man's answer, Old John pointed his arms at him with a trembling of anger, and then he finally yelled.

"You stay at home for me, I'm not allowed to go anywhere! When the group is gone, I'll let you out!! ”

"Why!!"

Hearing this, the young man suddenly fryed.

"Let me out! Grandpa, I'm going to the parade!! We are going to go to that lord and protest against the danger he poses to our territory!! Let him know that it's not him alone!! Let him see the power of the people, let him see our will and determination to pursue freedom and dignity!! ”

With that, the young man turned to leave, but was once again grabbed by the tavern guards. And at this moment, Old John's face was also pale, and he saw him glaring at his grandson viciously, and only after a moment did he slowly speak.

"You bastard! Idiot! It seems that I don't like you in my usual days......... I ..............."

Before Old John could finish speaking, suddenly there was a shout outside, and then a chaotic footstep was heard, like a crowd of people, surging forward. Old John was stunned for a moment at the sound of this voice, and then he hurried to the door and looked out for a moment. The next moment, he slammed the door of the tavern shut.

"The tavern is closed today, everyone, stay in the tavern, don't go out!!" (To be continued.) )